Looking behind the scenes of a porn shoot is sort of like being told how a magic trick works—it tends to take some of the fun out of it. Then again, curiosity gets the best of all us, and sometimes you just have to peek behind the curtain and see what's up. Photographer Vera Hartmann did just that to create this photo series, taken on the sets of a few productions in the San Fernando Valley. The shots are more artistic than revelatory (after all, it's not the first time someone's gone on a porn set to record how things go, er, down) but she has created some rather striking images of adult entertainers with their guard down. Granted, it's no Porn Valley Dispatch, but we can't all be masters of the art form like Mr. Ponante. Besides, why should he get to have all the fun?

· Vera Hartmann (Flash gallery @ verahartmann.com - thanks LP; also spotted @ Fluffy Lychees)

Previously: Jeff Burton, "The Other Place", Elyse Butler: Sexual Tension, "Pornoland", Popshots of the Week Archive, On The Set: "The Cumming of Jizzus", On The Set: VividAlt's "East Side Story"

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